Roller-bearing.



H. B.` KEIPBR. ROLLER BEARING.

APPLIUATIOH FILED JULY 19,1910.

. Patented July 11,1911.

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BUISEB KEIPER, 0F LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA.

ROLLER-BEARING.

1b all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY B. Knirnn, a Citizen of the United States, residing at Lancaster, in the county of Lancaster and `State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Roller-Bearings, of which the following is a specification.

Thisinventionrelates to v-antifriction bearings of thattype in which balls or rollers are used in annular'series between concentric rings or bearing members for sus taining radial pressure or thrust, and which are known inthe art as annular ball or roller bearings. The object of the" invention is to provide an improved bearing of` the type referred to which several rows of rollers are assembled in compact' form between concentric-rinv `or bearing members and ada ted to.. sustain radial pressure; the rollers-o one row serv-4 rows apart, and. the bearing being independ-- ent of the 4structure in which it is designed to be usedand capable of beinghandledras a unit, without'requiring special Iittin'gs or fastening devices such as fare ordinarily employed for holding the parts together and preventing the rollers from vdropping out, the device being adapted for general application and use wherever-*such bearings arev re ured.

more particularly described, with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are to t be taken as a part of this specification, and

' of theY description.

then pointed out in the' claims at the end -Figure l represents a side elevation of a roller embodying my invention; Fig. ,2 is

Fig. 3 is a-transverse section; Fig. 4 is a detail fragment-ary view; Fig. l5 is a perspective view o'f one of the double or axially connected rollers; Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of a single roller; Fig. 'Z isa detail sectional view of a modification ofthe inner' bearing member or sleeve; and Fig` 8 1s af e inventionv will first be i hereinafter- Specification of Letters Patent. y Patented July 11, 1911,.. appunti@ mea my ia, 1910. seriai'iwo. 572,759.

detail sectional view showing a modiication in which the rollers are loose' upon their 50 separating a'- 1niddle row of balls. Referring to' the drawings, in which the saine reference letters are used to 'denoteaxial connections, which serve as idlers for corresponding parts in diii'erent views, the 55 letter A denotes an outer cylindrical bearing member and the letter B an inner bearing ymember or sleeve, and between said members are placed several annular series of rollers, which are denoted by the letters .C and D. The outer rollers C, are double or connected in airs by axial portions E, or in'other wor s, a double circular series of 4 roller-surfaces C are carried by a circular series of axesE, and the intermediate rollers D extend into the recesses between adjacent outer rollers and their axial conneet-ions, andgserve as separators for the outer rollers. The intermediate rollers have axial projections orvpintles d, which extend between' adjacent rollers of the outer rowsA Landserve as separators therefor. The outerring or bearing member A, has a smooth inner'side .or bearing surface and marginal inwardly'extending lianges a, a, thus pro- 75 viding `s suitable raceway for the several annular seriesv 'of Arollers between said flanges, which latter'prevent endwisedmovement of the'rollers or sleeve. The several series of rollers are thus compactly arranged andpractically fill t e entire space between the conrontingwsurfaces of "the, bearing members, andthe pressure is distributed over the entire surface, each roller carrying a part of the load. The rollers of each row also serveas a means for separating the rollers of another row. llreinner ring or sleeve B-has a smooth exterior bearing surface and is formed or providedat one end with an exteriorannular flange b, and at the other end with an annular recess into which, when the 4 sleeve isinserted in` the opening en-v circled ,b the rollers,'afspring F may be snappe to prevent the 4sleeve from being withdrawn, the flange b serving to pre- .vent eii'dwise 'movement in one direction and the spring F preventing endwise mov-ementv over said raised portion, by virtue of the res iliency of the metal of which Vthe two rings are composed. l l

- I thus provide-'a very simple,fel`ricient and durable multiple` row roller bearing, in whichthe pressure or weight is evenly distributed and borne by all the rollers, and the severalparts may be easilyassembled and held together without .special-fittings or fastenings such as are ordinarily emloyed in thisvclass of devices, and which are J iable to work loose and injurethe bearings, particularly devices composedof separable parts secured together by` means of yscrews that are liable to work loose and. dl'bp practically lilled with rollers and the rollers of each row are kept in perfect alin'ement in the raceway provided by the bearing surface between the flanges of the outer ring, or Avice versa. It might be desirable in. some vcases to use balls instead of rollers for 'the intermediate annular series, in which case the -outer series of rollers may be provided with axial portionsv E'1 having pintles e on which the rollers are loosely fitted, as shown,

for example, in Fig. 8 of the drawings.

i While such intermediate series of balls preferably are `of the'same dia-meter as the rollers, so as to 'sustain pressure and at the same time serve as a means for 'separating 'the rollers, they might be of reduced size to adaptthem' to serve solely as a means YAfor 'separating adjacent pairs of rollers, in

which case, the balls would. be loosely confined between adjacent pairs of rollers and` their loose axial connections, so that the latter will serve as idlers enabling the balls to freely rotate in a direct-ion opposite to the direction of rotation of the rollers.

Various changes in details might be made without depart-ingvfrom the spirit and scope of` my invention; hence I do not desire to be limited to theparticular construction shown, although the forms illustrated are desirable and well adapt-ed to produce the desired results.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new 'and desire to secure by' Leteers Patent of the United States is:

1. A unit-structure bearing comprising out. The space between the rings! is outer member having on its inner roller-surfaces therebetween, and the inner bearing member having at opposite ends an roller surfaces and together with said flanges holding the assembled parts together, said meansadaptingv the inner member to bev drawn out'and thereby permit the bearing to fall apart.

i '2f A unit-structure bearing comprising foutei and inner cylindrical bearing meniibers, the outer member having on the inner side thereof a smooth bearing surface and annular marginal' flanges, and the inner member having a flangeat one end, a slightly raised portion at the other end, and an intermediate smooth bearing surface, andantifriction` devices arranged' in circular series between said members, there being two outer series of said devices having. axial connections, and an intermediate series serving asA separators for Vthe outer series by contact being held together solely'bythe marginal the end flange and slightly raised portion of the inner-bearing member,- and being adaptedto fall apart when said inner membei' is forcibly withdrawn', such withdrawal being permitted'by said slightly raised portion of the inner member forcing its way through the circular -series of anti-friction devices.

3'. In combination, concentric ring-shaped on its inner side annular marginal flanges,

between said members having axial connections, a circular series of'anti-friction devices holding said roller-surfaces apart by peripheral contact with the'axesof adjaing means thereon' atl opposite ends abutting the outer margins of'said grollersurfaces and together with said flanges holding theassembled parts together, said inner bear- -ing member being adapted to be drawnI out and thereby permit the bearing to fall apart.

et. A unit-structure bearing consisting of an outer ring having marginal flan es on cular series of roller-elements between said rings, two of said series having loose axial connections and an intermediate 'series having Contact individually with said axial connections for holding adjacent pairs of rollers side annu ar marginal flanges confining said -exterior flange and means abutting saidl flanges of `the outerl bearing member andv its inner side, an inner ring, a multi'p e cirroller-surfacesfor holding -them apart, the

with said axial connections, the several series bearing members, theouter member having `115. cent pairs, said inner bearing member havi yapart said inner ring having 'a slightly In testimony whereof I aix my signature, raised portion at one end adapting it to be in presence of two witnesses.

Aforcibly inserted through the opening be- `tween the multi le circular series of roller- HENRY BUISER KEIPER.

5 elements, and a ange at the other end there- Correction in Letters Patent No. 997,829.

of between` which and said raised portion Witnesses: y the roller elements are confined and held C. B. LONG, n together. Gmo. HAMMoND.

[t is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No.;997',829, granted'Jnly 11,1911, I .for an improvement in #Roller-Bearings, the Vname of the patentee was erroneously written and printed Henry Buiser Keiper, whereas saidqame should have been written and printed Henry ,Brimer Ke'z'per; and that the proper corrections have been made in the lfiles and records of the office andlare hereby made in said Letters Patent. y y o signed and sealed this' 23d day of January,- A, D. ,1912.

{SEAL} Y Y c. c.'1LL1NGS,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.l

yapart said inner ring having 'a slightly In testimony whereof I aix my signature, raised portion at one end adapting it to be in presence of two witnesses.

Aforcibly inserted through the opening be- `tween the multi le circular series of roller- HENRY BUISER KEIPER.

5 elements, and a ange at the other end there- Correction in Letters Patent No. 997,829.

of between` which and said raised portion Witnesses: y the roller elements are confined and held C. B. LONG, n together. Gmo. HAMMoND.

[t is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No.;997',829, granted'Jnly 11,1911, I .for an improvement in #Roller-Bearings, the Vname of the patentee was erroneously written and printed Henry Buiser Keiper, whereas saidqame should have been written and printed Henry ,Brimer Ke'z'per; and that the proper corrections have been made in the lfiles and records of the office andlare hereby made in said Letters Patent. y y o signed and sealed this' 23d day of January,- A, D. ,1912.

{SEAL} Y Y c. c.'1LL1NGS,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.l

[t is hereby cetied that in Letters Patent No..997,829, granted Jnly 11, 1911,

.for an improvement nrRol1 er-Bearings, the name of the patentee was erroneously written and prinbed Henry Bniser Keiper, whereas said lame should have been written and printed Henry Brimer- Kiper; and that. the proper corrections have been made in the files and records of the oiee and-are hereby made in said Letters Patent.

Signed and sealed this 23d day of Januery, A. D., .1912.

C. C. BILLINGS,

Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

